Abstract
We try to clarify what are the genuine quantal effects that are associated with generalized Brownian motion. All the quantal effects that are associated with the Zwanzig-Feynman-Vernon-Caldeira-Leggett model are (formally) a solution of the classical Langevin equation. Nonstochastic, genuine quantum mechanical effects are found for a model that takes into account either the disordered or the chaotic nature of some environment.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2878-2881 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physical Review Letters |
| Volume | 78 |
| Issue number | 15 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 14 Apr 1997 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy